5 Minute Food Fix

Simon and I have in common that we will always have a crack at a new food experience, including making ice-cream from scratch. But making ice-cream is actually bullshit. If you've ever used an ice-cream maker, you'll know: it sucks. It actually sucks. It's the opposite of fun. It's like scraping your nipples down a frozen blackboard. EXCEPT - Simon's Milo Ice-Cream recipe! It's easy! It's yummy! I...

Gee we laugh making this podcast. Because it's a constant discovery! Of hilarious stuff! Like what happened when Simon entered a country fair cooking competition? You'll have to listen to find out - but ALSO, strap yourself in for a marmalade recipe you don't have to be English, anally retentive, nor extremely bored - to make! Want more food tips? Check out the 5 Minute Food Fix Instagram. Learn m...

Is Potato Salad the UNCOOLEST salad at the salad bar? Yeah we're looking at you, Potato Salad, you rank, white, cacky mess! Simon really loses it over this version of spuddy mcGoodness, which he describes as "transcendental" which is enough reason to tune in, don't you think? Yoggurt count: 3 Want more food tips? Check out the 5 Minute Food Fix Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...

Dulche de Leche kicked off from Argentina and has spread around the world. It can easily be made using *nothing* but a tin of condensed milk. I made 6 cans of the stuff for emergency gifts and brought one of them into the 5 Minute Food Fix podcasting studio to put together a Cheat's Banoffee Pie - to blow Simon's mind. Did it work? You'll have to listen! SALIVATION WARNING. Want more food tips? Ch...

If it was the end of the world (and let's face it, since 2020 it has felt like that at times), what would you cook? Okay, but what about if it was the end of the world, you couldn't leave the house to get fresh food, and you had to cook using ONLY what existed in your pantry...? THEN, what would you make? We talk you through what a basic pantry set-up should include, and what Simon would cook for...

Some foods are so precious and fine that overcooking is a real risk - for instance, snow peas, sugar snap peas and even cauliflower. To cook - but just the very MINIMUM - sometimes you can just use boiling water from the kettle. Sounds good? Wait til you hear what you can do with a bag of baby spinach and a bottle of 'Kewpie Sesame Dressing'. Want more food tips? Check out the 5 Minute Food Fix In...

Have you noticed that Yumi sometimes speaks from the point of view of the food? I'm not saying she does that in this episode (where you can learn how to make focaccia bread) but you may get an insight into what focaccia is thinking... 😂 To make this recipe you're gonna need no knead, but these ingredients: 7g Yeast 2 tsp honey 2 1/2 cups lukewarm water 625g plain flour (you can use a mix of flour...

Workhorse, common carrots don't have to be the rejected, dejected vegetable at the bottom of the fridge drawer. Simon reckons they're "magnificent". The French classic starter 'Carrot Rapé' is today's celebrated salad and it'll get you closer to Paris than belting a mime over the head with a baguette! Want more food tips? Check out the 5 Minute Food Fix Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices....

Have you ever had that yummy, dark-purple, sweet bean in an Asian dessert? Those are Adzuki beans! Cooking them can seem intimidating because sweet beans aren't really something that most of us have grown up with. HOWEVER, with wonderful, locally grown adzuki beans now commonly available, it's actually kinda easy! And these fill your house with an amazing perfume while they cook. Particularly good...

Hand down, no arguments, pesto RULES. It's such a joyous and sexy concentration of flavours that, really, they should be teaching kids in school how to make it. Basil farms should be compulsory. The next President should be a Pine Nut. Today, Simon explains how to make a really dead-set delicious pesto and Yumi tallies up how many times Simon says the word "Yoggurt". Yoggurt count: 1 Want more foo...

Fennel is a GLORIOUS vegetable in that it lasts for ages in the bottom of your fridge so you can really leave it there to rot for ages, MONTHS, if you want. But if you want to actually COOK and EAT it, we have some great suggestions. Roasting - yes, but you can also make a delicious Fennel and Orange Salad that not only is delicious and pretty simple, it also has a good afterlife as leftovers for...

Today, renowned cookbook editor, Simon Davis picks his favourite child cookbook! 😍 And this is exciting because if ANYONE knows cookbooks, it's our Simon! Hear why on today's episode, and here's a sneak peek at his Top 3: 1. Ruby Tandoh - Cook As You Are 2. Samin Nosrad - Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat 3. Antonio Carluccio - The Collection You also hear Simon's origin story!  We'll also get you brining a...

Tofu pockets from the sushi train, also known as 'Inari' or 'Inari-zushi' - aren't the result of amazingly high-end and tricky chef wizardry. Chances are the sushi shop has bought them already prepared, and you can too! Yumi explains how to get these tasty vegan morsels on your home plate. Want more food tips? Check out the 5 Minute Food Fix Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...

When Simon really gets carried away with enthusiasm about food, his speech gets a misty quality. That happens when he talks about puy lentils today. ("Puy" - rhymes with "Boy".) Puy lentils cost a little more per kg than the regular kind, require ZERO soaking, and cook in 15 minutes . Once you've done that? We'll explain the myriad sexy ways to eat puy. Want more food tips? Check out the 5 Minute...

Is it normal to be  this  obsessed with food? We contemplate our obsessive contemplation while gazing at the crouton the way Melbournians gaze up at that stained glass ceiling at the NGV. Heavenly choirs did sing by the way, and we shared croutons while sharing the best way to cook them. 1. Make a mixture of 1/2 cup olive oil and dried herbs, bit of salt, garlic. 2. Use a pastry brush to brush the...

What the hell makes coffee so alluring? Well, you'll have to get this episode into your ears to find out! But today's episode is a celebration of the delight that is the classic Italian dessert - affogato. CONTENT WARNING: This episode will make you crave coffee + ice-cream. Want more food tips? Check out the 5 Minute Food Fix Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic...

We have other things to say besides that today, but DON'T PUT YOUR TOMATOES IN THE FRIDGE! Also, TREND PREDICTION: The bougie Tomato Sandwich. Yep. It's coming. Want more food tips? Check out the 5 Minute Food Fix Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

Don't have an hour to roast to the perfect potatoes? On a  different  episode of this podcast, Simon supplied a RIDIC crunchy potato recipe which has become a bit of a cult dish among listeners. However, let's be real, while straightforward, that recipe takes SO MUCH time and attention you could well be gestating a human baby. NOT THESE BABIES, though! 😎 It's a chopped potato recipe where you coo...

If you've got to feed people and don't want to be fussing (because you've got better things to think about, like planning a hike or an egg-and-spoon-championship you're absolutely determined to win), you can do a lot worse than roasting up fat wedges of pumpkin coated in coconut oil and your favourite spices. Also makes great leftovers, vegan snack and uses up that sad old pumpkin you've been mean...

How to succeed in the kitchen? Between them, Yumi and Simon *DO* have lots of experience as cooks. So on today's 5MFF they set you up with some basic tips here about how to set yourself up for success. And how to AVOID looking like a cowboy. Want more food tips? Check out the 5 Minute Food Fix Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Among her many accomplishments Yumi is YET to become Chief Sconemaker at the Country Women's Association. However. She is confident that WERE SHE INVITED to fill such a position, she would nail it with her cult recipe, which only requires: 750g self-raising flour, 300g sour cream, 400ml cheap lemonade. Listen here, comes with Salivation Warning. Want more food tips? Check out the 5 Minute Food Fix...

I already know this episode is going to GO OFF. It's a cult recipe from legendary English food writer Nigel Slater and it's an EXTREMELY EASY but also wildly, seductively YUM. You just need: Italian sausage, White wine, Cream, and Seeded Mustard. Plus, your usual's, salt, pepper, olive oil and then some pasta - we used Penne but go off! And tag us when you make this! You're gonna be making this wh...

Let's get you set up with how to cook pasta properly first. Then we'll hop knees-first into a legendary pasta recipe that's been around forever but suddenly got fashionable again. It's not complicated but it DOES require a scoop of pasta water and a ton of freshly smashed up peppercorns. Yum, my mouth is watering. Want more food tips? Check out the 5 Minute Food Fix Instagram. Learn more about you...

When I travel, I really have to consider foods which won't set off the two VOMITTY little ones. So no pink milk! I've learnt the hard way! Usually, wherever you go, you can easily buy junk food. So don't worry about packing junk: pack snacks that are harder to find. We arm you with a good list and some inspiration. Want more food tips? Check out the 5 Minute Food Fix Instagram. Learn more about yo...

The big question is - can a person who HAS A LIFE - make risotto? Simon says - well... You have to listen to the podcast. (You're in the right place to do that. Sweet!) Want more food tips? Check out the 5 Minute Food Fix Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...